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Friday, July 8, 2016

LGBT advocate George Takei, the original and best Mr. Sulu is disappointed the character will be made gay in Star Trek Beyond

Presumably, in the enlightened 23rd Century, there would be no need for a gay person to be 'closeted,' which undermines much of the rationale for revealing Mr. Sulu as having secretly been gay in the latest installment of the Star Trek reboot.

George Takei, the originator of the role and one of the world's most prominent LGBT activists, is also opposed to a gay Mr. Sulu.

...“I’m delighted that there’s a gay character,” Takei toldTHR. “Unfortunately, it’s a twisting of Gene’s creation, to which he put in so much thought. I think it’s really unfortunate.” Takei is referring here to Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, whom he says was painstakingly thorough in his character development, which included a vision for Sulu as heterosexual...